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1st EMECS Conference

EMECS'90
Title
1th International Conference on The Environmental Management of Enclosed Coastal Seas(EMECS’90)
Theme
Environmental Management and Appropriate Use of Enclosed Coastal Seas
Date
August 3-6, 1990
Venue
Kobe, Japan
Organizer
The Governors and Mayors’ Conference on the Environmental Conservation of the Seto Inland Sea, The Environment Agency, Hyogo Prefecture, Kobe City, The National Institute for Research Advancement, The Association for the Environmental Consorvation of the Seto Inland Sea

Overview of the conference

EMECS ’90 was sponsored by the Environment Agency, the Governors and Mayors’ Conference on the Environmental Protection of the Seto Inland sea, Hyogo Prefecture, the City of Kobe and other organizations, for the exchange of information between government representatives, relevant private organizations and researchers involved in studying the Seto Inland Sea and other enclosed coastal seas throughout the world. The world’s first EMECS conference was attended by 1,238 persons from 42 countries and regions around the world, including representatives from the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

1st EMECS Conference

Materials

EMECS Conference Abstract